Dal Seeks $100K Contest Entries

Applications are open for Dalhousie University’s $100K Competition.

The competition, now in its fifth year, assists teams of early-stage ventures in harnessing their talent, resources, and technological know-how to build high-growth companies.

The ten finalists will receive $10,000 in non-dilutive funding and automatic entry into Dal’s 10-week LaunchPad Accelerator, which is part of the Norman

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Jobs: NBIF, Aycoutay, DH, Soma

We have quite the list for our Jobs of the Week column today with six positions ranging from COO with Aycoutay in Halifax, to a Director of Research with the New Brunswick Innovation Foundation in Fredericton.

Aycoutay is an early-stage startup that is building software to measure and track your body’s well-being. Its technology allows users to capture and analyze data about digestive,

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WEnTech Plans 2 Launches in 2018

WEnTech Solutions, the Fredericton software company that aids waste-to-energy projects, is planning to launch two new products by the end of the year.

In an interview in the company’s Knowledge Park office, Founder and CEO Amir Akbari said WEnTech in August will have the full launch of its initial product, which helps engineering firms and others choose the right waste-to-energy system for a

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Resson Raises $14M; Mahindra Leads

Resson has raised a $14 million round of funding led by Indian conglomerate Mahindra & Mahindra. This is the Fredericton AgTech company’s second eight-figure funding round in two years.

Resson issued a statement today saying Mumbai-based Mahindra & Mahindra, which employs more than 200,000 people in over 100 countries, will invest in the company for the first time.

The other investors in the

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EhEye’s Crowdfunding Goal: $200K

There have been a couple of setbacks at EhEye, the Fredericton company that has built a gun detection software to enhance public safety.

After a significant loan fell through, the company is hustling to raise $200,000 through a crowdfunding campaign.

“We’ve got 21 months in innovating and are in the right exact place we need to be in to protect people and we cannot get the support we need,”

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